BAS Signal

Composite picture signal

Lens Types

Virtually all cameras need a lens of some kind to collect the light that is scattered from the surface of an object.

Line Scan Technology

Line scan technology involves building up an image, one line at a time, using a line sensor (linear array), which passes in a linear motion over an object, or where the object passes in a linear ...

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Aberration

See: Spherical Aberration

The images produced from a spherical lens will be subject to increasing amounts of blur towards the edges.

Acquisition

All acquisition signal types transmit image data from the camera to the host system. Each technology has its own strengths and weaknesses and not all mechanisms are suitable for every application.

Aperture

See: F-number (F-stop)

The F-number, also known as F-stop or numerical aperture, defines the amount of light that can pass through any lens setup.

Aspherical Lens

Lens group comprising aspherical lenses

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